Packet 6: Bonus 7
147 of the 189 members of this force were killed by mutinous troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V during a 1527 Sack. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this force, whose first 150 members were recruited by Julius II in 1506 on the suggestion of Matthäus Schiner.
ANSWER: Swiss Guard [or Pontifical Swiss Guard or Papal Swiss Guard or Pontificia Cohors Helvetica or Guardia Svizzera Pontificia or Päpstliche Schweizergarde]
[10m] Swiss mercenaries later participated in the suppression of the Roman Republic during the “Revolutions of” this year. Napoleon III became president of France in this year after the February Revolution.
ANSWER: 1848 [accept Revolutions of 1848]
[10e] The actions of the Swiss Mercenaries during the 1848 Revolutions led to their dissolution in a kingdom named for this island off the southern coast of Italy.
ANSWER: Sicily [or Sicilia; accept the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]
<European History — Sam Macchi> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 6
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 17.92 | 79% | 50% | 50% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | Detroit Catholic Central A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HM |
| Coldwater | White Cloud A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| DeWitt A | Hillsdale Academy C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| Detroit Catholic Central C | Okemos B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | H |
| Detroit Country Day A | Traverse City Central A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Hillsdale Academy A | Grand Ledge | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Hillsdale Academy D | Taylor | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| New Buffalo A | New Boston Huron | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Okemos A | Holt | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Rockford A | Hillsdale Academy B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Traverse City Central B | Detroit Country Day B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy B | Detroit Catholic Central B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Utica Academy | Troy A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Williamston | U of D Jesuit | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 14 | 16.43 | 71% | 50% | 43% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 80% | 20% | 60% |